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VOL. XXV-XO. 15-
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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ST
Official Report on Va
lencia Disaster.
GRAVEN CAPTAINS CENSURED
Rescue Work Badly Planned
and Bungled in Execution.
VICTIMS LEFT TO PERISH
Government Cominihhion Cannot Ex
plain Failure of Captain Cousins
and Associates to Approach
the Wrecked Steamer
WASHINGTON. April 1-J. Tlie De
partment of Commerce today made
public She report of the special com
uiifHion which held an investigation
into tlie Valencia disaster last Febru
ary, holding its sessions hi . Seattle.
The report, which is made 10 the Presi
dent and signed by tlie three commis
sioners, Iaurence O. Murray. assistant
secretary of the department; Herbert
Knox Smith, deputy commissioner of
corporal ions, and Captain William T.
Rurwell, IT. S. N.. consists of 52 printed
pages and exhaustively reviews the
testimony and findings of the commis
sion. A feature of the report is its severe
censure for the Pacific Coast Company,
which owned the steamer. The brunt
nf the blame, however, is thrown on
Captain Johnson, who perished in the
wreck. '
Sixty witnesses were examined, their
testimony covering1 JS60 typewritten
pages. Though the commission was
without power to compel tlie attend
ance of witnesses .and iiad no funds
with which to remunerate them, sub
stantially all the survivors of. the
w'eck were e.xnndned. evcopt a few
I had gone to distant points before
ihe Inquiry began. In addition a large
number of master mariners and mem
Icrs of tlie crews of vessels which
went to the Valencia's aid were put on
tlie stand. These facts and other pre-
llmlnarv matters are set forth in the
flnt chapter of the report.
Tlie second chapter deals with the
Valencia and, her owner, the Pacific
Coa?t Company, and the operating cor
poration. the Taciflc Coast Steamship
Company.
On her last voyage the Valencia took
out from San Francisco 46 first and 62
second-class passengers and a crew of
r,7,. as near as could be ascertained
There were 17 women and a few chil
dren aboard. Says the report:
Total Death List 136.
Of the total officers and crew of 65,
4ti were lost and 25 saved. Of the to
tal passenger list of 108, 96 were lost
and 12 saved. The ratio of passengers
lost to number of passengers was
therefore SS per cent, and of crew lost
to number of crew 61 per cent
In all, of the total ship's company of
ITS, 136 were lost (a percentage of "8)
and 37 saved. All the women and j
children perished.
Chapter three gives a brief description
of the voyage, the points emphasized be
ing that Captain Johnson sighted no land
after passing Cape Mendocino. 1SH) miles
north of San Francisco, until Just before
the vessel struck. Tlie weather being
hazy, he sighted no lights and heard no
fog signals and navigated by compass
and dead reckoning, thereby missing the
Entrance to the Straits or Juan de Fuca
and piling hie vessel up on the southwest
coast of Vancouver Island at 11:50 o'clock
on the night of January 22.
Here, whersshe was beached to avoid
sinking in deep water, the Valencia lay
until about 1 o'clock In the afternoon of
the following Wednesday, when she went
to pieces, drowning 'all then on board.
The. scene of tho tragedy was at the foot
of a virtually continuous rock cliff, rising
sheer from the water and beaten by a
heavy surf, about midway between Cape
Healc and Carmanah Light. The spot is
nearly ten miles from any white settle-
meat.
Going into the details of the story of
the voyage aa told by Second Officer
ivtruin. the only surviving deck officer,
the commission states that Captain John-
son's fatal mistake was his assumption
that his log had overrun about 6 per cent.
ontributlng causes of the disaster being
his lack of Information concerning the
"Winter currents of the ocean oft the coast
and his failure to heed the unmistakable
M-araings given by the soundings when ho
was casting about trylS to pick up the
Umatilla Reef lightship.
As to the lookout on the bow tho report
says:
Lookout Probahly Asleep.
It appears from the evidence that
there was ji lookout, or station man.
on duty In the bow of the ship at this
time. This mans testimony cannot be
had." as he is dead. Mr. Peterson, bow-
ver. says that this lookout gave no
warning of the approach of land and
did not call out at all. and this was
probably the fact. It is slngty.ar that
this lookout, whose -sole business it
was to keep watch ahead, should not
have reported land ahead. It appears,
however, that through a wholly Im
proper arrangement ot watches this
lookout had been on duty since C
o'clock that evening, and had been
there nearly six hours at the tisae the
vessel struck.
Chapter four deals with the events fol
lowing the striking of the vessel .and prior
to the arrival of the so-called rescue fleet.
Captain; JOBMoti 1ind biclwd-tk YaleacR
Rtcrn-on, within 100 feet of the base, of
the cliffs. Briefly summarized, the report
saya mat ijapiaiu jonnsos muuio
hold boat drill on the way up the coast
led to great loss of lUe when the boats
were lowered.
Net Result or Xcpllgcnce.
Tim net result of the handling of the
boats on tne night of the disaster was
that not over a dozen people got ashore
alive. Probably from -0 to u were
drowned in. the various accidents to
the boats and only one boat was leu
on the vessel, it seems lainy cicoi
from the experience the next morning,
when the last remaining boat went out
successfully through the surx witn
comparatively little difficulty, that Mr.
Peterson is correct wnen ne sayn mi
if the boats had not been launched at
all until the next morning they then
could have pone out successfully nnd
saved each a. reasonable boatload of
passengers.
Summarizing the report. It continues:
Toward Tuesdav morning It was evi
dent that the vessel was beginning to
break up. Early that morning, the cap
tain called for a volunteer crew to
SALIENT FEATURES OK VALEN
CIA INVESTIGATION COMMIS
SION'S RETORT.
The Valencia west ashore throuch
the. faulty navigation of Captain OA
car l. Johneon.
Master censured for navigating ve.
wl in a crude, unscientific fashion;
for allowing lookouts to keep alternate
atchr of tlx hours each; for nut
reculrlnr a boat drill on the voyage,
though half the crew were new men:
for not leaving the Mfeboata In their
chock after the vessel ftruck. thu
preventing premature and unskillful
launching.
Master showed courage and Judgment
after fatal 1om of Uoait-
The construction and oqulproent f
rteamer was excellent and did not con
tribute to low of life.
Captain Cousins, of kteamer Queen,
and Captain Patterson, port captain
of Pacific Coast Steamship Company,
blamed for falling t stop at Neh
Hay on way to wreck to pick up any
available seagoing tug: both shouM
have known that such tuge were an
chored there, despite Interrupted tele
graphic communication between Neah
Hay and Seattle; proved that uch tug
were at Neah Bay at that time.
Company and It various officer
harshly criticised for order sending
Queen away from seene of wreck when
Topeka arrived; there was Imperative
need for the presence of every' possible
vessel and additional lives probably
could have been wived had Queen re
mained; Topeka left without knowl
edge of exact location of wreck.
There wan a fair chance of y.ab-
thing communication wNh wreck
from the Queen; ne was not breaking
outeide of breaker line and mall
boats would have been perfectly safe;
"there was certainly no display of
heroic daring."
Intimation that Canadian tugs Czar
and Salvor deserted wreck to seek
shelter without sufficient reason.
The mislftbM C ' :-
ors. cast ashore shortly after wreck J
by canfiilnr or lifeboat, tn geli.c
away from lnfctead of tetuntlng t
cliffs overlooking seene, prevented get- t
ting line ashore by means of t.yle gun: J
by means or this line and breeches
buoy all then alive en Valenrle eouM
have Ieen saved; saddest feature of 7
disaster. I
Officers of Topeka failed to Intern- I
gate with sufficient thoreughne! 18
aurvlvon rescued from llferaft: To- ,
peka's crew thereby failed to leara J
exact location and condition of Va- I
lends. i
Elaborate review r seed for aids tt i
navigation and Mfesavjng facilities off I
dangorous entrance to Straits of San
Juan tc Fuca, where "in the last Ut
year between .WO and 7( lives have J
been tort, to ay nothing of mltltvnn I
of dollars worth of property."
take tne last remaining boat and land
u crew to come back along the saore
and take a line to be shot from the
vessel- . . .
A crew of seven voiunieereo in
charge of McCarthy, the boatswain,
and a boat was lowered, made Its
wav out through the breakers, and pro
ceeded westward along the shore. The
testimony of those who watched this
boat go out. and also of those in the
boat, indicates that little difficulty was
encountered In getting away. They
shipped verv little water and crossed
the line of breakers 100 yards out be
yond the bow of the vessel and then
turned and proceeded nearly In the
trough of the sea westward up the
coast.
This boat finally made a landing on
Pachena Ray without losing any life,
about " miles northwest of the wreek.
They rechnl thl point ubout 12 or 1
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Thought It Washington Coast
Not until this party struck tho tele
graph line trail did the members know
that they were not on the Washington
fiiist south of Caie Flattery At 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon they, reported the
wreck at Cape Reale lighthouse. They
were unable to reach the wreck again.
Concerning the failure of the party of
nine castaways to return to the wreck.
the report says:
Had this shore party thought of this
possibility and turned in thfc other di
rection, toward. the east, and had come
out on the top of the cliff back of the
Valencia, they would unquestionably
which, as a matter of fact, was later
j flred there from the vessel: they would
t flav 1,a nine men to pun asuore ine
line and attach rope and to make It
fast, and It Is substantially certain
that a shore connection would thus
have been established, so that by
means of the breeches buoy, which was
ready on the Valencia, all those sur
viving on tlie wreck could have been
drawn ashore in Kafety.
Almost Incredible as it may seem,
this small space of 2 St) reel made the
difference between life and death for
the remaining 100 persons on board the
Valencia, and this spare would un
doubtedly have been bridged had there
been anybody to take the line on top
of the cliff.
When the Queen Arrived.
The remainder of the chapter deals with
i the arrival of the Queen on the scene at
j $ o'clock Wednesday morning, when twoj
nferaf ts were launched, one or which!
uriuru aiuuiv. sa.iu. iuui yui ui irn
saving lour out of ten
passengers. The other, carrying IS pas- j have also used this gavel on notable occa
sengers. was picked up by the Topeka. j jsjons. It is by the courtesy of Potomac
the Queen companion ship In the Pa-. IodR. that I am permitted to use It at
clflc Coast Company's fleet- The commls- j . . .
sioners say the women on board were, ,. .....
urged to depart by the raft which reached Within thse walla the Nation Js to be
th Topeka. but remained aboard, pre-. beneficiary through the laws that shall
fcrring to risk being picked up by the
Queen, then lying to In plain sight of
the wreck. Says the report, in substance:
This raft went out through the
breakers without much difficulty, four
oars belnff used and also bits of wreck
age for paddles. The experience of this
raft and Its passengers Is one or the
j,CMKfct4t4 -Mi 'Face ltd
SEVERE WITH MSN
E
President Speaks on
Slander-Mongers.
CONFOUNDS GOOD WITH EVIL
Legislation Against Huge For
tunes Suggested.
CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS
CorncrMonc ot House Office Ralld
in- Iald With Masonic Cere
mony and Remarkable
-d-
dress by President.
WASHIXGTOX. April II. The laying
of the cornerstone of the office building
of the House of Representatives with
solemn Masonic ceremonies this after
noon was made notable by the presence
of the President of the I'nlted Stales
and many of his Cabinet, of the Supreme
Court. o7 the representatives of foreign
governments, of the Senate and House of
Representatives and a large proportion
of Washington's population.
The day was ideal for such an import
ant ceremony and. without so much a
even a trifling delay, the immense stone.
which occupies the northeast corner of
the building, was placed In position with
the ancient ceremonials of the Masonic
faith. Great attention had been paid to
the care and comfort of the thousands
who were accorded an opportunity to- wit
ness the exercises and te listen to one of
the most notable addresses ever dellv
ored by the President during his public
career.
Flags and btintlHg were everywhere.
Stand after stand was provided and high
above all other vantage places, was the
PmMdwit "uJk -i--t4Kklnc the
-. "I'l'iM
pi Mi, mil icoming tne great winte
Capitol on the west ami the Library ot
Congress on the cttst- Palms and growing
plants wore there and the faint touch of
the new green of the trees shading off
Into the richer green wf the plaza tuade
an Inspiring picture. To this add the
rich dress cf hundreds or Knights Tem
plar with tholr waving plumes and the
subdued costumes or the Masons with
tholr lambskin aprons and white gloves,
the scarlet uniform. of the Marine RAnd
and the blue of the I'nlted States Engi
neer Rand and the picture Is complete.
C'Hlhcrlttfr or Dignitaries.
President Roosevelt, accompanied by
members or his Cabinet and 'escorted by
tlie Office Building Commission. Speaker
Joseph G. CannoH. RepnscmalJvc W. P.
Hepburn, of Inwa. and ex-Reprcsentativc
James D. Richardson, ef Tennessee, ar
rived comparatively early. When the
President came into view, or ihe im
mense audience, a roar or kindly greet
ing met him After the arrival or the
President, some of the United States
Senators with Vice-President Fairbanks I
at their head, entered the stand reserved
for them, followed by a large member
ship of the House of Representatives.
Vice-President Fairbanks took a seat to
the lert or the President and his pres
ence, too. was loudly Indicated by the
assemblage A large number of ladles
were on the President's stand, among
them being Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Nicho
las Ixmgworth. Mrs. Cowles. sister of the
President, and Mrs. Fairbanks. t'pon
the arrival of the Grand Lodge f
Masons or the District or Columbia, with
Walter A. Ilrown. grand master, at Its
head, the ceremony r laying the corner
stone was carried out.
A hermetically sealed copper Ixix con
taining an Inside copper box with glass
top was then placed In position so that
the stone would completely envelope It
The box contained numerous articles,
books, pictures, autographs, etc.
Grand JInstcr Ad tiros.
As the stone was lowered on Its foun
dation, the Marine Band played the In
termezzo from 'Cavalilera Rustlcana."
The corn, wine and oil were then In turn
poured upon the stone by the grand
master, according to ancient custom,
while an octette of male voices chanted.
Mr. Brown then delivered the following
address:
"This gavel, known as the Washington
gavel, was made out of the marble used
In the construction of the United States
Capitol, and for the specific purpose or
and used ror the first time In laying the
cornerstone or that edifice. September IK.
JTSO. This ceremony was performed with
full Masonic rites by General George
Wa hltir(nn a!lnr mtiil rr.M. n .1
upon the completion of the ceremony this
gavel was presented by President- Wash
ington to Valentine Reinixcll, then mas- i
tcr of Potomac Lodge, of this city, which i
lodge has ever since possessed and guard- '
ed with zealous care this historic relic
"Five other Presidents. James K. Polk.
i,l,,ard Fillmore. James Buchanan. Will-
i ,m MCKiniey and xneoaore Koosevelt.
, here have their beginning. We can only
hope that this structure, which has the
best thought or many minds In Its plan
ning, will house faith, honor and duty,
and thai selfishness and passion will be
noticeable by their absence,
'Here we hope the Constitution win 'he
ntsfHirgit, here ixiara tito-PxMl-
WT
MUCK
R ft K
defended and Illuminated by knightly
courage to do the right. Here before this
dent of the United Stales, here In the
presence of the Secretary of the United
States and the Senate, here in the sight
of representatives of foreign governments.
here "before tho Speaker of the House of
Representatives and Its membership, and
here "before this great concourse of people,
we iay the cornerstone and dedicate the
structure to rise thereon to the larger
glory, the greater wisdom of the Nation,
this land, the Tadiaat center of the Anglo-Saxon
power."
"Long Cheering for President.
An instrumental selection followed, and
then the President and the Speaker ot the
House of Representatives entered the
President's box. Their appearance was
greeted with round after round ot ap
plause. -Without so much as walling (or
the applause fo cease, the Speaker, wav
ing his hand to alienee the audience, said:
"Citizens: It la my privilege at this
time to. Introduce to you one who needs
no introduction Theodore Roosevelt.
President 'or the United States."
The President was' in splendid voice.
and throughout the address hearty and
long-continued applause greeted his
words. He, said:
President on Man With Muck-Italcc.
"In 'Pilgrim's Progress the man with
the muck-rake Is set forth as the exam
ple of him whose vision Is fixed on carnal
Instead or on spiritual things. Yet he
also typifies the man who In this life con
sistently refuses to see aught that la
lofty' and fixes his eyes with solemn In
tentness only on that which Is vile and
debasing. Now. li Is very necessary that
we should not tlinch from seeing what Is
vile and debasing. There Is filth on the
floor, and it mut be scraped up with the
muck-rake: and there are times and
places where this service Is the most
needed of all .the services that can be
performed. But the man who never does
anything else, who never thinks or speaks
or writes, save of his feats with the
muck-rake, speedily becomes not a help
to society, not an Incitement to good, but
one or the most potent forces for evil.
"There are In the body politic, economic
and social, many and grave evils, and
there is urgent necesj-lty for the sternest
war upon them. There should be relent
less exposure of and attack upon every
evil man. whether politician or business
man. every evil practice, whether in poll
tics. In business or In social life. I hail
as a benefactor every writer or speaker,
every man who. on the platform, or In
book, magazine or newspaper, with mer
diess severity makes such attack, pro
vided always that he in his turn remem
bers that the attack Is of use only If It Is
absolutely truthful. The liar Is no whit
.better than the thief, and. if his menda
city takes the form of slander, he may
be worse than most thieves. It puts
premium upon knavery untruthfully to at
tack an honest man. or even with hys-
iiii .- .rt-erunirMt-10 nmiu .1 timifiiuin i
with untruth.
Injury or Chararter-Assassln'i.
"An epidemic of Indiscriminate assault
uhM character doei, no good; but very
grea harm. The seul of ever' scoundrel
Is gladdened whenever an honest man
Is arsalled. or even when a scoundrel is
untruthfully assailed. To assail great and
admitted evils of our political-and indus
trial life with such crude and sweeping
generalizations as to Include decent men
in the general condemnation means the
searing of the public conscience. There,
results a general attitude cither of cyni
cal belief in and Indifference to public
corruption or else a distrustful Inability
to discriminate between the good and the
bad.
"Kit her attitude Is fraught with untold
damage to the country as a whole. The
tool who has not sense to discriminate
between what Is good and what Is bad
Is well-nigh as dangerous as the man
who does discriminate and yet chooses
the bad. There l nothing more distress
ing to every good patriot, to every good
i .k. hinl rff (rf- nlrlt
.u,IL . nii.,i;. Kr riL,hone,tv
In a public man as a cause for laughter.
cu i..if.hir l snrw than the rrackllnr I
of thorns under a pot ror It denote not
merely the vacant mind, but the heart In
which high emotions have been cnoKeo
before they could grow to fruition.
"At this moment we arc passing
through a period of great unrest-soda!,
political ---d Industrial unrest. It Is ot
(Concluded on Pase 10.)
JOHN A. IJXX. OF CHICAGO. WHO
COSKK?vSF.! TO FRAC'l AND WAS
SKNTKNCED TO PEXITKNTIARV.
John A Una, of Chicago, who re
centH pleaded rnllty to conspiracy to
def-i and sentenced to the
penitentiary for an Indefinite terra.
i
hid been for years "boi of lb
Tenty-aeond Ward and wa a,
power In Republican politics. It was
while clerk of the Superior Court that
the offease which-he acknowledced
mas committed, and In 1904 ha was
elected clerk of the Circuit Court,
mhlcb posttton.be resigned. recaaUy.
CJna waa bcrn In Kalrajar. -Sweden. In
IMS, and "waa but It years old Wben'
he arrived tn Chicago. Ills first work
w tbattof wter-earrfer YfrVaen?
-mho were paving Lake street with
cedar blocks He was a mimaer of -the
Cblcaxo City Council twice In
tsra-tt a la JM-ST aad for two
yar atsa fceld the erflce oC Caty
3 ' j.-" -
,..MJjiiivaJuafti
ERUPTION SEEN
FROM ITS MIDST
Matteuci Describes
Horrors He Saw.
TORRENT OF HUGE HOT ROCKS
Almost Famished While Hell
Raged Around Him.
AMERICAN HIS COMPANION
Greatest Eruption Since Destruction
of rompeH, Says Dweller High
est on VesavlHs Sides Fury
Ceases Naples Hejolces.
KHCPTION ABOUT TO CEA8K.
NAPLES.
April 14. Professor Mat
bulletin Itoued thU after-
teueeL In
now. said:
"The Initnimenta In the observatory,
are relatively calm. The crater con
tinues to emit cinJ. but with leas vlo
leoer. I am awaltlnc Information regarding-
tse streams of lava toward
Boac Trecax. to which aot I can
not zo in troa. The conditions la
the zone surroundlnc them Indicate
that a complete cessation of the erup
tive shaie Is near.
NAPLES. April H.- The Associated
Press correspondent today succeeded In
reaching the highest inhabitable point
on Mount Vesuvius, where Professor
Matteuccl, director of the Royal Ob
servatory, has courageously held his
post throughout the eruption. The
noted scientist was found to- be com
paratively calm and undisturbed by his
recent fearful experiences.
Kor three days Professor Matteuccl
n.i n.r iikij. i.,.ni ..... ..r r
ihe outside world. Their provisions ran
low and th'.lr rations consisted of
cheese, bread and dried onions, until
Professor Matteuccl' urgent tele
graphic appeals led a venturesome
guide to ptsh through on Friday with
a stock of supplies for their relief,
ileuitime the professor had kept at
his Instruments, taking observations
and making calculations day and night,
while a perfect Inrerno raged around
htm.
Grim Dweller on Volcano.
As he came rorward to greet- the
correspondent his blackened race and
dubt-covered clothes told or the ordeal
through -which lie passed. The portico
where he stood was knee-deep In ashes. 1
' " " v ,yiTT "
small root way. From the observatory
terrace, to whlcn narrow paths had
I been cut through the ashes, the cor
respondent looked out over an ocean
of ashes and twisted rivers or lava,
while Vesuvius rose grimly in a man
tle or ashes and shrouded dark vapor,
rising like a gigantic ran. ,
Proressor Matteuccl was asked to
I tell In his own way the story or the
cataclysm from the outset.
This he
readily consented to do and. speaking
In good French, gave the following de
tailed narrative:
His Story or Eruption.
I first observed Mount Vesuvius giv
ing unusual signs about a month ago.
when the lava began to overflow, tak
ing a southwest direction. This gradu
ally Increased as several small lava
streams formed Into one great current.
The real danger began the middle of
last week. Then an enormous stream
of lava came from the summit, meet
ing the other streams which burst
from the lower strata. It was this that
overwhelmed Bascotrecaz. Throughout
the lava discharge the volcano was
corrparatively quiet and without elec
trical phenomena or explosions. The
only ominous sign was the advanc
ing wave and the cinders forming an
enormous cloud In the shape of a pine
tree over the crater.
Torrent or Huge Rocks.
Our really terrible period came at 2
o'clock Sunday morning and lasted
until 3 o'clock. The mountain, which
hitherto had been silent, suddenly gave
out ft deafening roar and a great rent
was made In Its cone. Huge solid rocks
were hurled skyward. Some of them
fell near the observatory, threatening
to crush in the roof; but most of them
fell far outside the observatory zone
There was no scoria In this dlscnarge.
but solid bullet-like stones, which cut
the roof nnd damaged the windows;
"At midnight of Saturday I ordered the
women and children of the household re
ir.pved; This was Just before the rain
of hure stones began, and I was then left
with Professor Ferret, of Nw York ray
American assistant. and two domestics.
There was scarcely any eating and all
domestic order .was abandoned. . We
snatched a few bites now and then; most
of the time I ate right here." the observ
er pointed to the remains ot a receHt
meal on his desk at his study.
Was Veritable Hell.
"Throughout ?ur.day enormous solid
blocks of stone rose to a height of 599
i '-.r from tne crater, wane awes ana
sand, were .thrown much Mgher. but
toward Monday the ten' shacks of
earthquake graduaNr diastwiahfd. One of
the worst fcataras e the crvptten waa
aetlsw- Ma wal itnat C iWasMtrfeal 9
nomena. the darkness being- broken by
vivid flashes of lightning, giving the sky
a bloodtlke color with short, heavy peals
of thunder Interspersed. These moments
were terrible very terrible. Yes. It was
a veritablo hell.""
Asked if hbs scientific observations had
yielded any valuable results. Professor
Matteuccl replied:
"Observation was extremely difficult
under such disturbing conditions. The
seismic Instruments were badly affected
by the electrical intensity, each explosion
beins announced by a violent movement
of the Instruments, which seemed ready
to burst Into pieces.
One or Greatest EruptloHs.
"Compared with other great eruptions,
this is one of the most Important In the
history of Vesuvius. Its effects are less,
terrible than those of the eruption in the1
year 73 A. D.. when Pompeii was buried,
but It equals in Intensity the great erup
tions of Id anil 1S72. What results this
eruption will yield to science is not yet
certain. Eruptions are not exact In sci
ence. You cannot count on Vesuvius:
each, ot Its eruptions has its character
istic. This was marked by an abundance
of electrical phenomena. I have collected
quantities of cinders and scoria for com
parison with similar, matter from other
eruptions, and later I will collect large
stones."
The Professor pointed to the shelves in
his laboratory, where there were plates
containing cinders varying In sixe and
bottles' filled with ashes, and there were
also in the room enormous stones, each
labeled with the date of Its ejection from
tho volcano.
Impossible to Prophesy.
Asked concerning Mount Vesuvius In the
future. Professor Matteuccl replied:
"I am unable to tell with any degree of
certainty. I sincerely hope this eruption
is over; but who can tell whether another
terrible convulsion may not come during
the next minute? However, all my indi
cations point to a period of calm for the
next few days, and therefore I am hope
ful. But I was hopeful last night, al
though a serious explosion occurred at 10
o'clock In the evening without any warn
ing." Professor Matteuccl handed the corre
spondent a stone the size of a three-inch
shell as a souvenir of his visit, saying:
His Precious Stones.
'These are very precious stones. Some
of them have hit me at one time or an
other. They represent my wounds.
He then led the way to his sleeping
quarters, which showed the confusion
that existed throughout the domestic
branch of the observatory during the
-oncludd ort Pase- 3.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TRSTEROAOfV-ritaxtinum temprature. T7
dep.; minimum. tX Precipitation, none.
TODAY:? Pair. followed by Increasinr
-rtoudlndss. and cooler weather. Variable
winds recojnlpx southerly. ' ,. :
. Foreign.
Matteu'rrt describes eruption a seen- from
observatory on Vesuvius. Pagi I. .
Another terrible earthquake kills thousands
In Formosa. Page 3.
Mutiny on Portuguese warships. Pag 15.
Natleaal.
President Koosevett denounces scandal
mongerlng writers In speech at corner
stone laying In Washington. Page 1. s
Government report on Valencia disaster con
demns Pacific Coast Company and steam
er captains. Page 1.
Columbia Jetty bill fure tn pass Home.
Page 3.
Powder explosion on warship Kearsarge kilts
six and fatally Injure two men. Page
Politic.
Gearin experts Republican Legislature to
elect Republican senator, rage
earst negln eontrst against jiccienan.
1 Pier 5
i Towne makes violent attack on Roosevelt.
t e
Domestic.
Three negroes lynched at prlncfleld. Mo..
and many prisoners escape. Pane 2.
Gorky, accused of Hylnr with woman not
his wife-denies It. Pase H.
Prosecution of Steel Trust begun la Ohio.
Paite 2.
Four persons killed In panic In Chicago
church. Page J3-
Sport.
H. tt. Kerrigan writes of the members of
the Athens team. Page 1.
Gosalp of the ring In California. Page t
Indoor track meet to be held at Columbia
University. Page 1C
Pacific Coast scores: Fresno 3. Portland 2:
San Francisco 7. Seattle S: Los Angeles ,
Oakland X Page 1R.
Slosson defeats Hoppe and Pehae'er defeats
Sutton at billiards. Page is.
Pacific Coast.
Rear-Admlrat Kemff declares the Pacific
Coast is well-nigh defenseless. Page t.
California bank compelled to make good on
raised draft. Page .
Fishing of salmon begins Monday In the
Columbia. Page 5.
Death Valley" Scotty abandons stage for
an Bernardino JalL Page 4.
Reversion clause In deed declared lexat by
Washington Supreme Court. Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
List of hop shipments In second lot of Durst
consignment. Page M.
Yamhill County mohair poot bring SO cents.
Page S..
Chicago what market declines on heavy
selling.- Page "JS.
Large receipts of Northern flour at San
Francisco. iag 3.
Money market conditions again normal.
Page S3.
New York banks surplus .reserve restored.
Page 32.
Port of Portland resumes negotiations, with
Hill Interests concerning Willamette
bridge. Page 11. .
Steamer Costa Rica back on Portland-San
Francisco run. Page 11.
Portland and Ylclfllty.
Commerclal Club decides to erect Its own
home. Page 9.
Primary tells th political fate on Friday or
candidate.. Page 3d.
Demand for" Portland' realty Increases.
Page 30.
Trainmen will ask wage scale of O. W. P.
and if refused may strike. Page 8.
What Fashion decrees for Easter. Page 24.
-Mad tn Oregon Exposition promises to
be grsat success. Page 3U.
Will of Bishop Morris filed. Page C4.
Conference at St. Johns discusses education.
Page 10.
Fire destroys Jacob Kiraro'i building at
First and Washington streets. Page L
Feature and Departments. .
Bdltorlal. Page
Church announcements. Page 3t.
Classified advertisements. Pages 17-2S.
Around the beautiful Bay of Naples. Page 3$.
Ellrabeth's letter from the Ranch of the
Pointed Firs. Page 39.
The Passion Play at the Holy Sepulchre.
Page 40.
Oregon girl at a Japanese theater. Page 45.
Br. Hints Easter sermon. Page 37.
Recollections of Judge Williams. Page 44.
George Ade la pastures nw.. Page .4L
The Roosevelt Bears. Page -4.
Frederic J. Haskln's letter. Page 44.
Baok reviews. Page "45.
Nan's ntw Easter hat. . Page 42.
8e!L Pages 2S-27.
Dra&asl'c Page 28.
Mustcat- Page 29.
Haufteheia sad fasafoas. Paga 42-4X.
- jriik's. wayutawat. rage 47.
FIRE WIPES OUT
LONGS
Ancient Structures Go
UpMn- Smoke.
FLAMES SOON UNDER CONTROL
Crowd Urges Firemen to Let
Old Wooden- Block Burn.
LOSS 'ESTIMATED AT $8000
Tenants of Row at First and Wash
ington Street Only Sufferers by
Early-Morninjf Blaze Old
Houses of Small Value.
The Kamm buildings at the northeast
corner. of First and Washington streets
were des,royed by tire early this morn
ing. The conflagration broke out in the
restaurant and lunch counter ot Louie
Waiters at 112 First street about 12:W
o'clock, and before the alarm was turned
In the entire building, which was of the
flimsiest construction, was a mass of
flames.
The watchman at the tower of the fire
boat house on the East Side waa the first
to notice the blaze, and telephoned fire
headquarters, and. as the big truck was
swinging out of its doors In response to
the call, an alarm was turned in from
box 12 by Nlghtwatchman Childress.
Almost before Chief Campbell could get
his men 'Into action,.' the big throng ot
persons attracted to the scene commenced
to Implore the firemen to "Let her burn"
and make othr suggestions of the same
tenor.
Breaks Out In .Restaurant.
From Walters" restaurant ' the flames
quickly spread to the adjoining hutcher.
shop of Chris Tapfer and upstairs to the
sign painting establishment of J. P.
Zirngiebel. which latter prooably su
fer.ed.the greatest loss.- Zlrnglebel had
just laid in a stock ot paints and oils,
which was destroyed.
Splendid work on the part of Night
Watchman Childress. Special Policemen
Wagnoa and Morgan and spectators
saved the 14 head of horses quartered in
the stable of Thomason & Cassidy. which
was destroyed. Many vehicles in the
Stable were taken out undamaged.
Considerable excitement prevailed
owing to the proximity of several lodging-houses,
but a patrol of police under
Captain 'Bailey served to keep order and
calm the Inmates of the adjoining build
ings. Loss About S8000.
The losses will probably aggregate
$8000. divided as follows: Jacob Kamm.
owner of burned buildings. 52000: Louis
Walters, restaurant. $500: Thomasson &
Cassidy. stables. -5500: Chris -Tapfcr.
butcher shop. $T50; J. P . Zirngiebel.
painting establishment. $2300: cigar stand
at corner or Washington. $230. The in
surance is small.
The fire was under con'trol within 20
minutes after the arrival ot the depart
ment.
The' buildings burned this morning were
erected In the early '50s by the pioneer
steamboat man. Jacob Kamm. and have
been threatened with destruction several
times. Only recently the owner was im
portuned to tear tho structures down.
GORKY MAY BE DEPORTED
Accused of False Representations on
Entering: Country.
CHICAGO. April 11. (Special.) A spe
cial to a Chicago paper from New York
says Maxim Gorky and the woman who
is known as his wife may be deported be
cause ot false representations aiade on
their entrance to this country. Otllcers
of the Immigration Bureau declare that,
if the matter la properly brought before
the Bureau. Gorky may he deported. It
is believed that -persons who do not ad
mire his opinions will lose no time In
getting his case before the department
Representatives of the Russian govern
ment are following- Gorky and it is
thought that the Russian Consul will take,
the Initiative.
FOR3IER WIFE STLLIj DEVOTED
She Petitioned for GorkjC Release,
Though He Returned to Xew Love.
ST. PETERSBURG. April H. Madame.
Andre Iva. who is said to have accom
panied Maxtm Gorky to the Untted States.
Is one of the best-known actresses In Rus
sia. Up to two months ago no divorce "
from his wife had been granted Gorky
but It Is alleged his relations withhec
MM
hay been severed, though he is stilt suih- il
porting her and their two children in St.-.
Petersburg. It Is also said that Mme.,
Gorky fully understood the relations ex
ttnir between M. Gorky and Madame
iva. but that nevertheless she was "ex-
tremely devoted to Gorky.
After the tragedy of "Red Sunday.-"
Gorky Is alteged to have been with MmeJ
Andre Iva wnen ne was taKen uuo cus; i
riHv and hrouztit to the fortress, of iStl
Peter and St. Paul. Mme. Gorky. iSepSl
fwnt, her entire energy to secure hl3 re
lease. She journeyed from official to, offl-C'l
cial. supplicating on bended knee ibe-rJ
lease of the novelist, wnose ine sne in a
isted' would be jeopardized If he remained 1
in the damp dungeons of the fortress.
The night he was released. Mate. Gorky,
saw him only for a fejv moments, and It'
Is said he then returned to Riga. wher-J
he met Mme. Andre iva. in justice to-
Gnrfcv. however. It should be stated thatr
the police Insisted that he should leave J
St. Petersburg immediately. GorKy. It 'I
alleged, spent last Summer ln Finlad
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